as in subsidy
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action the committee receives an annual subvention from the foundation to run the museum

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Recent Examples of subvention California students have been lagging behind the state’s expectations and national norms for many years, even as spending on the school system has continued to climb to well over $20,000 a year per pupil from state aid, local property taxes and federal subventions. Dan Walters, Mercury News, 20 June 2025 But maintaining these subventions after the U.S. midterm elections, especially if Republicans win control of the House of Representatives as expected, will likely be difficult. Melinda Haring, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2022 The best-case scenario: the government can step in to bear some of the banks’ burden by introducing an interest subvention scheme (where the government bears some of the interest cost on loans). Joydeep Ghosh, Quartz India, 1 Oct. 2020 External factors like the ban on subvention schemes and poor market sentiments impacted housing sales in both cities, but MMR performed relatively better. Anuj Puri, Quartz India, 19 Dec. 2019 When paternal subventions were not forthcoming, Neruda hit on the idea of securing a diplomatic post abroad through Chile’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Benjamin Kunkel, The New Republic, 2 July 2018 Without subventions from Washington, Tesla’s market capitalization never would have even briefly exceeded GM’s. George Will, National Review, 11 Oct. 2017
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Noun
  • For these utilities, climate tech isn’t about subsidies but solving real business problems.
    Nicole LeBlanc, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Working with Trump, Thune also worked to gut clean energy subsidies, many of which were leftovers from Joe Biden’s presidency.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 1 July 2025
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  • Federal officials argue there is no law or provision in the Constitution that compels the EPA to make these grants to these groups.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 6 July 2025
  • The grant is being accompanied by the formation of a new board to develop and oversee a reinvigorated vision that will carry the 180-year old cemetery into the future.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
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  • There are also large numbers of hearty Springsteen fans from scores of countries who use their entire yearly allotment of vacation to follow him from show to show across the continent.
    Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
  • The legislation now moves to 20 hours of marathon debate, evenly divided between both parties, with Democrats expected to use their full allotment while Republicans plan to use only a few hours.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025

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“Subvention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subvention. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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